Huancané
Huancané
Wanqani | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Church of Huancané | |
  Huancané | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W / 15.20222°S 69.76139°W / -15.20222; -69.76139 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| District | Huancané |
| Elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani ⓘ wanqa a big stone,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W / 15.20222°S 69.76139°W / -15.20222; -69.76139
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